Vice President , International Programs and took on his current role with the association in January 2022 .
Swisher is a member of the United States Department of Agriculture ’ s Agricultural Policy Advisory Committee , the US Sustainability Alliance ; and serves on the executive committee of the US Agricultural Export Development Council . He currently
Kate Shenk , Clean Fuels Alliance
serves as coordinator of the World Renderers Organization .
Swisher was raised on a grain and livestock farm in Central Indiana . He graduated from Purdue University with a degree in agricultural economics . Kailee Tkacz Buller , President & CEO of the National Oilseed Processors ( NOPA ), a D . C . based national trade association that represents the U . S . soybean , canola , and sunflower seed crushing industries responsible for making U . S . feed , food , and fuel . Prior to NOPA , Buller served as the President & CEO of the Edible Oil Producers Association ( EOPA ). She has also served in various leadership roles at the U . S . Department of Agriculture , serving as the Chief of Staff to the Deputy Secretary , Senior Advisor on Biofuels , Chief of Staff of the Research , Education , and Economics Department as well as a Policy and Congressional Advisor in the Office of Congressional Relations during the 2018 Farm Bill process . l FON
FON IS 90 !
This year , 2025 , Fuel Oil News is celebrating 90 years of continuous publication , which we believe must be a record of longevity matched by few publications . We want to mark this milestone achievement by thanking those who made it possible : fuel marketers current and past , advertisers , suppliers , vendors and readers . In subsequent issues that we publish this year , we will endeavor to travel back in time by publishing article excerpts and pictures that have appeared in our pages over the decades . We hope to expand the scope of this project to depict the development of the industry as a whole over that time . To that end we encourage fuel marketers and suppliers of products , equipment , and services to share memories and pictures . Please contact the editor , Stephen Bennett , by phone ( 763-383-4406 ) or by email : stephen . bennett50 @ gmail . com . l FON
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